Extendible wig rack

ABSTRACT

A rack device for supporting a wig; which includes a base plate from which a lower shaft extends in one direction for receiving an upper shaft therein, and from which a plurality of stub shafts extend in the opposite direction to provide support therefor; said device further including a tapered spindle mounted on an angular extension of the upper shaft; which has an adjustment for the upper shaft for varying the amount of extension and rotation with the lower shaft; and which has an adjustment for the tapered spindle for varying the amount of rotation with the angular extension of the upper shaft.

United States Patent Martin [54] EXTENDIBLE WIG RACK [72] Inventor:Marie Therese Martin, 440 East 79th Street, New York, NY. 10021 [22]Filed: Nov. 18, 1969 21 Appl. No.: 877,608

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Primary Examiner-J. Franklin Foss- Attorney-Sherman and ShallowayABSTRACT A rack device for supporting a wig; which includes a base platefrom which a lower shaft extends in one direction for receiving an uppershaft therein, and from which a plurality of stub shafts extend in theopposite direction to provide support therefor; said device furtherincluding a tapered spindle mounted on an angular extension of the uppershaft; which has an adjustment for the upper shaft for varying theamount of extension and rotation with the lower shaft; and which has anadjustment for the tapered spindle for varying the amount of rotationwith the angular extension of the upper shaft.

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' INVENTOR MAR HERESE MARTIN ATTIORN EYS EXTENDIBLE WIG RACK SUMMARY OFTHE INVENTION 7 This invention relates to a wig rack whichis bothextensibly' ically fitted shafts on the one hand, and by the rotation-ofa.

tapered spindle mounted on an extension of saidone of the telescopicallyfitted shafts with respectto the center line of saidextension on theother hand.

In'addition to the tapered spindle andshafts, the rackis also providedwith a base plate for mounting the tapered spindle and shafts as asingle unit, thereby obviating any need for independent supportmeans.

, ltisaccordingly an object of this invention to provide animproved rackwhich is readily adjustable both vertically and horizontally.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a. rack which is aself-contained unit which does not require any additional supportingstructure.

It is a still'further object of this invention to provide a rack whichis easily manufactured and assembled.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a rack whichis light in weight and thereby readily portable.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects and advantages of thisinvention willbe readily apparent from the following description and theattached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an elevation view of the rack assembly with the taperedspindle disposed vertically.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the spindle hub and upper rod extensionsub-assembly.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view taken on line 1 1 ofFIG. 1 showing the lowerrod and base plate.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawingswherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding partsthroughout the different views, FIG. 1 shows a wig rack assembly forsupporting a dummy head or block (not shown) for receiving a wig thereonfor purposes of styling or the like.

The rack is fashioned into a stand whichhas a base plate 12 at one end,and a tapered spindle 48 at the other end.

Base plate 12, which is the prime support structure for the stand, canbe a simple rectangular plate, or as isshown, it can be a tripod havingcoplanar legs 14. Thelegsrextend outwardly from a hub section 16 inwhich a bore 18 is'formed. Frornthe lower surface of said plate a set ofstub legs 20 are made to extend into contact with a support surface.Theselegs are essen tially stub shafts, one situated on each of thethree legs 14 along its axis 22 and atithe same radius from the-center24 of the bore 18.

From the upper surface of said plate a lower rod or. shaft 26 extends.The lower shaft can be fastened to the base. plate as by welding 28, orit can be made to'threadly engagea taped bore formed in the base plate,or it can even be fabricated with the base plate as a single unit,although the weld construction is preferred because of its lower cost.It is also preferrable in said construction to have the shaft extendinto borelS, in at least a line-to-line fit with same and to make theweld circum-' ferential so that the portion of said shaft which isreceived in bore 18 will serve to impart stability to the upperstructure of.

the stand. The shaft itself is a hollow pipe with abore 30 which can beextruded for the purpose or commercially purchased.

The bore 30 receives therein a portion 32 of upper rod or shaft 34 sothat said upper shaft can be telescopically adjustable with respect tolower shaft. 26. The adjustment is accomplished by a thumb screwassembly consisting of aweld nut 36 lower rod 26 into abuting engagementwith portion 32 in bore 30 creating a pressure point 40 between saidportion and said screw in the vicinity of said abuting engagement and acorresponding reactive pressure over an arcuate area of portion 32 whichis centered about a diametral line 42 extending through. said pressurepoint 40. Upper shaft 34 extends out from bore 30, upwardly to elbow 44from where it is angularly diverted and continues as extension 46.Extension 46, serves tomount a tapered spindle 48 thereon. The mountingarea is defined by a pair of abutment washers 50 and 52. Washer 50 isfastened to extension 46 by weldment 54 while washer 52 contacts theconcentrically arranged faces 56 of extension 46 and 58.0f the sleave orhub portion 60 of spindle 48 and is caused to exert pressurethereagainst by thumb screw head 62. Along center line 64 of extension46 there is provided a taped hole 66 for receiving the threaded shank 68of a thumb screw 70 which in turn creates the pressure referred toabove. This pressure is reacted by washer 50, so that spindle 48 can bemaintained in any desired angular position about axis 64. The taperedspindle consists of a hub portion or sleeve 60 having a bore 72, andanupwardly extending tapering portion with an axis 74 normal to centerline 64.

In operation the rack is adjusted in height by lossening thumb screw 38,extending or inserting upper shaft 34 from or into bore 30 of lowershaft 26, rotating or not upper shaft 34 with respect to lower shaft 26,and then tightening thumb screw 38 to a pressure level sufficient toretain the relative position of said shafts; while the tapered spindleis angularly adjusted about center line 64 by loosening thumb screw 70,rotating said spindle thereabout and tightening the thumb screw 70 to apressure level sufficient to retain said spindle in its rotatedposition.

A preferred embodiment of the invention having been described, which isset forth by way of example only and not intended to limit the inventionto which modifications evidencing a reasonable range of equivalents willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art.

Iclairn:

l. A wig rack comprising:

a. means for receiving an artificial head for supporting a wig thereon;

b. an upper shaft;

c. alower shaft, said upper shaft engaging said lower shaft in slidablerelation therewith;

d. means for adjusting the engagement of said upper shaft andsaid lowershaft;

e. a base plate, saidlower shaft supported by said base plate;

f. said upper shaft having an upper end section and a lower end section,said upper end section comprising an elbow extension angularly divertedfrom and perpendicular to said lower end section and adapted to supportsaid receiving means, said receiving means comprising a tapered spindlemounted on said elbow extension and having positioning means forrotatably locating said spindle with respect to said elbow extension,said positioning means having .a hollow bore, an abutment washerextending from one. end of said positioning means and being welded tosaid elbow extension, a pressure plate member disposed at the endopposite said abutment washer, a thumb screw comprising a threaded shankand attached I thereto a head for exerting pressure against saidpressure plate member, said washer, pressure plate member, and thumbscrewbeing disposed with respect to each other so that turning of saidhead causes the threaded shank. to exert pressure which is reacted to bysaid washer, a tapped hole for receiving said threaded shank, saidpositioning means being adapted so that said spindle may be maintainedin any desired angular position about the longitudinal axis of saidelbow extension.

2. The device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper shaft istelescopically slidable with respect to said lower shaft and the andthumb screw 38 which advances through. weld nut 36 and 75 saidadjusting; means is mounted on said lower shaft.

3. The device set forth in claim 1 wherein said base plate has threeequiangular and coplanar legs, said legs having support membersextending therefrom.

1. A wig rack comprising: a. means for receiving an artificial head forsupporting a wig thereon; b. an upper shaft; c. a lower shaft, saidupper shaft engaging said lower shaft in slidable relation therewith; d.means for adjusting the engagement of said upper shaft and said lowershaft; e. a base plate, said lower shaft supported by said base plate;f. said upper shaft having an upper end section and a lower end section,said upper end section comprising an elbow extension angularly divertedfrom and perpendicular to said lower end section and adapted to supportsaid receiving means, said receiving means comprising a tapered spindlemounted on said elbow extension and having positioning means forrotatably locating said spindle with respect to said elbow extension,said positioning means having a hollow bore, an abutment wasHerextending from one end of said positioning means and being welded tosaid elbow extension, a pressure plate member disposed at the endopposite said abutment washer, a thumb screw comprising a threaded shankand attached thereto a head for exerting pressure against said pressureplate member, said washer, pressure plate member, and thumb screw beingdisposed with respect to each other so that turning of said head causesthe threaded shank to exert pressure which is reacted to by said washer,a tapped hole for receiving said threaded shank, said positioning meansbeing adapted so that said spindle may be maintained in any desiredangular position about the longitudinal axis of said elbow extension. 2.The device set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper shaft istelescopically slidable with respect to said lower shaft and the saidadjusting means is mounted on said lower shaft.
 3. The device set forthin claim 1 wherein said base plate has three equiangular and coplanarlegs, said legs having support members extending therefrom.